Border security

“There was a sign posted at the marina in Lubec, Maine, directing boaters to remove plants from their boats when docking there.

Now if a boat accumulates plant matter in a bay shared by the US and Canada, why will removing these plants from the boat serve any purpose? It's the same bay. The plants are already here.

And what is the boater supposed to do with plants removed from the boat? I guess, throw them in the water. But the water is within the US.

So does that mean they remove the plants from the boat while it is still in Canadian waters, then cross over the line? The plants are still in shared waters.

When did thinking become optional?”

“When liberals started voting.”

“Nice try troll, but Maine people are pretty conservative, so you walked into that one!”

“Genreally Geo the plant issue is when people bring plants from other bodies of water and introduce it to the new body. Milfoil is the worst invasive plant species. You get it caught on your trailer or boat, it appears dry, but when you put it back in the water it rehydrates and starts to grow. Here in the Midwest it's a constant battle against Milfoil and Zebra Mussels. And the Goby in the Great Lakes.”

“I understand that, and the intent of it, but in the case of Maine and New Brunswick, it's the SAME body of water. So if a boater is on the Canadian side and crosses back to the American side, he's just going to have the same stuff on the boat that's on the American side. Passamaquoddy Bay, Cobscook Bay, Bay of Fundy, and Gulf of Maine are all the same waters.”